outbreak of tinea capitis by trichophyton tonsurans and microsporum canis in niterói, rj, brazil. | 18 girls from an orphanage (orfanato santo antônio) in niterói presented tinea capitis due to trichophyton tonsurans (15 cases-83.3%) and microsporum canis (3 cases-26.7%). comments are made about clinical, mycological and therapeutic aspects of this microepidemic. | 1992 | 1342076 |
dermatophytoses in children: study of 137 cases. | dermatophytoses are common fungal infections caused by dermatophytes but there are few data about this condition in the childhood. 137 children below the age of 12 and clinically diagnosed as tineas were investigated prospectively at instituto de puericultura e pediatria, rio de janeiro, from 1994 to 1999. hair, skin/nails scraping and pus swabs were collected from lesions and processed for fungus. male children from 2 to 12 years were mostly affected; tinea capitis (78 cases) mainly caused by m ... | 2001 | 11340481 |